Maun

Maun is the starting point for most safaris in Botswana with daily connections from Johannesburg and Cape Town. There is an array of accommodation options – conveniently placed hotels, affordable guest houses, B+B’s, riverside campsites and bush lodges on the outskirts of Maun.

What you should know about Maun:

Maun International airport has daily connections to Johannesburg and Cape Town

The airport is centrally placed in the center of Maun

The flight from JHB to Maun takes about 2 hours

There are not many activity options based out of Maun – it is more a place to climatize after your long haul flight or spend your last night before flying home

Most parks are too far away from Maun to drive to on the afternoon of your arrival. Unless flying to your fist campsite, you would need to spend your first night in Maun. This is usually recommended anyway, especially if coming off a long haul flight

Light aircraft charter flights into any bush airstrip are possible as soon as you enter the country – the same day you arrive. Most lodges or bush airstrips are less than a one hour flight away. We can pick you up at one of these bush airstrips to start your mobile safari immediately

Maun is a central point of the “safari circuit” – you can access most parks and lodges using Maun as your base

Maun is where the WLS base is. We use it to resupply when moving camp between different parks so it may also be a stop in the middle of your itinerary.

Other helpful information

Zambia and Zimbabwe are good places to buy curios – they have excellent wood craftsmen : Botswana however, is better to buy woven baskets! There are however a few decent craft and gift shops in Maun that you can visit

You can change money to local currency at Maun airport or several exchange bureaus in town

Major currencies are not widely accepted in shops, but can be used to buy curio

Maun is relatively safe, but normal precautions should be taken when walking around town and valuables should be kept on your person or locked away

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Khaki & Dust

Wildland Safaris specializes in providing guided camping safaris in Botswana. We are a small, family run and locally owned company. We specialize in personalizing your safari holiday to suit your budget, ideas and inspiration.

Testimonials

James Haskins takes a personal approach to introducing you to the splendors of wild Botswana with the care and attention of a true owner/operator. James combines the skills of a great game guide with a profound appreciation for his homeland – he makes a safari a truly intimate adventure.
Jason Mortimer

We have just spent 12 days on a mobile safari in Botswana guided by James Haskins. Traveling as a family with children aged 13,12 and 8, I wondered how we would go with camping, interspersed with a few nights at lodges, combining boat, and road safari as well as one short flight. It was brilliant!
Paula Kelly